notch565b

I don't think the discomfort a typical cis man feels from say some locker room teasing about being a girl in any way compares to the mental struggles a trans person experiences. It seems weird (and minimizing the hardships of trans persons) to put that in the same bucket.

My thesis has never been gay/trans people are better/worse at fighting tigers or tending children.

I don't give a shit in the sense I care about stopping them from expressing themselves but at the same time it can be helpful to recognize the situation. I have family members with depression. If you just don't give a shit about a loved one's particularly, often maladaptive, mental space then it can be difficult to make sure they have support and environment they need to thrive.

Trans people are at high risk for suicide, and based on my exposure to other persons at high risk of suicide I understand these maladaptive mental processes demand a certain amount of respect. I don't think just ignoring differences in mental state is a great solution.

Generally agree, although it seems religion is a difficult thing to classify.

To me it seems religious to think that trans people don't suffer from some form of mental illness, thus it would be a religious viewpoint to think trans is a healthy behavior. It seems maladaptive from an evolutionary basis, although of course these persons should not be disparaged or treated poorly because of that.

It's foolish to think that lack of religion makes you experience any less of a dirty game.